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September 29th, 2014

One would think that a man as esteemed and worldly as Benedict Cumberbatch would be a master of linguistics. The subtle differences in language that seperate regions and dialects. He also clearly has been speaking Englis...

Now this is a highly subjective and altogether meaningless list, but we all have our opinions on our favorite time of year. I used to tell my kids that I loved every season except for that part of winter that falls after...

Through the Eighteenth and Ninteenth Centuries, the John Rodgers firm of Sheffield, UK rose in prominence, developing a reputation for building the finest knives in Europe. In 1821, the company was appointed the official...

[http://youtu.be/mrlkXEDGpIc]YouTube LinkThis cat named Bobo (previously at Neatorama) loves to be vacuumed, according to his owners. He lies there, seemingly relaxed, as the vacuum runs over him. If Bob...

MICKTHULHU MOUSE by BeastPopDonald and Goofy were hanging around the magic kingdom one day, talking about what they were going to wear on Halloween. Suddenly Mickey appeared out of nowhere, looking like a squid had atta...

Mental_floss has a list of ten paradoxes, dealing with math, logic, physics, language, or some other method of cramping your brain. There’s the crocodile who grabs a kid, a race with a tortoise, the dehydrated pota...

(Dominoes by csoglavin)(A 6-pack of beer by missmounce)(Stock photos of women laughing while eating salad alone by Lindsay Weber et al.)If you've got a group of people heading to a Halloween party this year, you can have...

[http://youtu.be/m78gYyTrG7Y] (YouTube link)If I’d had any idea that Don Hertzfeldt had made the opening sequence for The Simpsons’ season premiere, I might have made an effort to catch it. However,...

Approximately 15 miles east of Yellowstone National Park sits a structure known as the Smith Mansion. This rambling, five-story house built out of salvaged, wildfire-damaged pine was the passion of an eccentric engineer...

Firefighters in Lacey, Washington extinguished a fire in a mobile home on Friday. Inside, they found five hamsters in a cage: Oreo, Madonna, and three unnamed baby hamsters.They quickly consulted a pocke...

The following is a list from the book Uncle John's Bathroom Reader History's Lists.In the 1800s, stage travel was common. Up to nine passengers shared the coach. Second class passengers rode on top with the...

A few months ago, the Canadian pizzeria chain Boston Pizza hosted a contest which invited customers to vote on an outrageous pizza innovation that it could make. Among them was a pizza cake. I'm fairly sure that the pizz...

[http://youtu.be/r908p9BWvXc]YouTube LinkEven those who aren't particularly fans of marching bands will likely appreciate this excellent Wizard of Oz tribute performed by the Ohio State University Marchi...

Image Credit: Marvin del MondoThough I will refrain from mentioning what makes the Mountain character from Game of Thrones so important (in case people are still catching up on books or last season), but it is s...

Visarute Angkatavanich, a photographer based in Bangkok, Thailand, makes these beautiful captures of Siamese fighting fish (often commonly called bettas). These fish are native to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, al...

Clicker Skull - The Last Of Us by Mdk7He came across an odd looking skull while scouring the remains of an abandoned house- at first he thought it was some sort of fungal growth, but then he saw the humanistic jaw and e...

(Wrong Hands/John Atkinson)Who do you see on Facebook? Mom is there, liking everything you post. She loves you, you know. There's also that exciting couple that lives an amazingly fortunate life. They're...

Anyone who has been playing video games for a huge portion of their lives can tell you, if you put the controller down and let the character just idle, there will often be a special animation you are treated to. It varie...

Photographer Julieanne Kost captured these gorgeous images while flying over San Francisco. These photos are not color enhanced with image editing software; the color seen here is brought about by algae microor...

The supervillain known as The Troll is now locked up and unable to harm anyone. But there's always one more person succumbing to the allure of internet courage and anonymity, as illustrated by Farley Kitz in The New...

The beautiful Thao Dien House was recently rennovated by MM++ and the end result is a beautiful blend of minimalism, greenery and rich natural lighting. The remodel opened the entire floor up, turning it into one open pl...

[http://youtu.be/V46ebqiAWm8] (YouTube link)This guy sees a dog’s ball that unfortunately fell outside the fence. Like any good Samaritan and dog lover, he gives it back to the poor puppy. He soon realizes that he&...

Whether you love dark children's stories, are obsessed with stop motion or classic underdog stories, chances are you'll love The Boxtrolls. Whether you've seen it already or are planning to go soon, these fun li...

Nicolas Cage is one of those actors who has sort of become a mockery of himself. Seemingly, post some of his later roles, people have slowly figured out that Nicolas Cage is "batpoop" crazy. But what people seem to miss...

(Image Link)Effective advertising is all about proper placement- putting your ad up where your target audience will see it, making sure the ad is appropriate for where it is being displayed, and sometimes incorporating t...

King Of The Horror by NinjainkHank and the boys like to go all out for Halloween, dressing up like their favorite movie monsters and hanging out in the alley telling ghost stories 'til well after midnight, even if it's...

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJG2seTFcxQ](Video Link)No, is actually time to get up and go to school. You will miss the bus if you don't get up now. And you will get up now.It is a speech familiar to...

Raymond Alan "Big Al" Brownley, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away at age 82 on September 21, 2014. Yet this colorful character lives on via his wonderfully descriptive, lengthy obituary, which someone w...